London, BL, Add. 17273
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1108, Add. 17,273, London, BL, Add. 17,273, BL Add MS 17273, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 431, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXXI

[This manuscript contains: A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the third tone; A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the seventh tone; Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 165 (ܬܣܗ); Severus, Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. A collection of Prosphorici for the principal festivals, etc.; A hymn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.]

Syriac

title: A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the third tone
rubric: ܬܟܫܦܬܐ
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title: A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the seventh tone
rubric: ܬܟܫܦܬܐ
See additions.

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 165 (ܬܣܗ)
rubric: ܒܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܫܒܚܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܒܫ̣ܘܝܘܬ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܟܝܢܐ ܚܕ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟ̣ܬܘܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
  title: The Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  title: Of S. Stephen
  title: Of Sergius and Bacchus
  title: Of S. Simeon the Aged
  title: Of Severus the patriarch
  title: Lent
  title: The Miracles of our Lord
  title: The forty Martyrs
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion Week
    title: The Consecration of the Chrism
    title: The Consecration of a Church
    title: The Reception of a Bishop
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
    title: On the Passion and the Cross
  title: The Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones (ܐܝܟܘܣ), including some on Baptism
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  title: The Ascension
  title: Pentecost
  title: The Martyrs, etc., arranged according to the eight tones
  title: Of repentance, in times of wrath, drought, etc., and for various other occasions; arranged according to the eight tones
  title: Of the Dead, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  title: Before the reading of the Epistle
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Lucian, Athanasius, and others
  title: For Compline
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ

author: Severus
author: Ephraim
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A collection of Prosphorici for the principal festivals, etc.
rubric: ܒܝܕ ܣܘܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܪܝܩܘ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ
  title: A ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for Lent
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ

title: A hymn
ܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܏ܩܫ ܏ܘܫ
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Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 114 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 9 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 113. There are from 21 to 30 lines in each page.

114 ff.

- Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 114 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 9 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 113. There are from 21 to 30 lines in each page.

This volume is written in an inelegant, though tolerably regular, current hand; it belongs to the xith cent.

See additions.

Salībā bar Zechariah S. George (ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ) Domitius (ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܡܛ) fol. 1 b

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Doxology

Colophon

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܐܠܝܘܓܪܐܦܘܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. . ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܪܨܗ: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ: ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ. ܘܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝ̣ܕܝܥܝܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ. ܫܘܒ̣ܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̇ܝ̣ܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ. ܏ܘܫ. ܒܪܐ ܕܐܬܝ̣ܠܕ ܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ݂. ܐܫܦܥ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܘܠܩܲܢܝܐ ܚ̣ܘܢ ܒܚ̣ܢܢܟ ܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ݂. ܘܠܩܪܘܝܐ ܚ̇ܣ̣ܐ ܘܫܒ̣ܘܒ ܡܪܚܡܢܐܝܬ

- On fol. 1 a there is a note stating that this manuscript was the property of a monk named Bar-had-bĕ-shabbā.

ܐ܏ܬܚ̇ܦܛܘ (sic) ܘܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܢܬܗ̇ܓܐ ܒܗ ܘܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܩܢ̣ܝܐ ܚܦܝܛܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܩ̣ܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܟܠ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ ܒܗ ܐ̇ܘ ܕܢܦܚ̇ܡ ܡܢܗ ܢܗܦܟܝ܏ܘ ܥܡ ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܗ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ. ܐܢ̣ܕܝܢ ܘܡܙܕܪܥ ܒܠܒܗ ܙܪܥܐ ܙܝܙܢܝܐ ܕܓܢܒܘܬܐ: ܢ̇ܐܬܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ. ܚܫܟܐ ܠܥ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ. ܠܐܝ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ. ܠܚܢܗ ܩܝܠܬܐ. ܠܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ. ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒ̣ܥ. ܘܢܦܠܘܼܚ ܘܠܐ ܢܘܬܪ. ܙܘܥ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚ̇ܝ̣ܒ ܢܦܫܟ. ܗܠܝܢ ܣ̇ܦ̈ܩܢ ܠܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ

- The ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ of the third and seventh tones, on fol. 2 a, are written in a different hand.

- The hymn on fol. 114 a is in the handwriting of a priest named Salībā bar Zechariah.

ܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܏ܩܫ ܏ܘܫ

- The same Salībā bar Zechariah has written some words on fol. 1 b.

- On fol. 114 b we find the following note referring to Salībā bar Zechariah's decease:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫ܏ܝܫ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ

- On fol. 114 a some person unnamed has recorded the deaths of his two daughters ܐܪܟܝܬܝܣܗ and ܒܘܪܝܟܗ , in the year of the Greeks 1391, A.D. 1080.

♰ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܚܕ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܐܪܟܝܬܝܣܗ ܒܪܬܝ ܝܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܚܕܥܣܪ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܢܫ̇ܘܗܝ (sic) ܠܓ[ـܢܘܢـ]ܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛܪ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܨܠܘܬܐܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ♰ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥ̈ܩܬܐ ܘܬܢ̈ܚܬܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܚܕ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܘܪܝܟܗ ܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܠܘܝܠ (sic) ܝܪܚܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܢܫܘܝـ[ܗ̇] ܠܓܢܘܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛܪ . . .

- On fol. 1 a a later hand has written the following exercise in the alphabet of Bardesanes.

ܛ ܛܥܢܛ (ܐܠܗܐ) ܥ ܥܣܨܗܛ (ܠܡܝܢܐ) ܚ ܚܫܕܨܛ (ܒܪܘܝܐ) ܣ ܣܒܨܗܛ (ܡܚܝܢܐ) ܙ ܙܚܕܥܛ (ܓܒܘܠܐ) ܗ . . . ܘ ܘܨܗܛ (ܕܝܢܐ) ܡ ܡـ . . . (ܣـ . . . ) ܢܢ ܢܘܨܛ (ܗܕܝܐ) ܠ ܠܘܕܫܛ (ܥܕܘܪܐ) ܕ ܕܫܘܛ (ܘܪܕܐ) ܟ ܟܫܕܬܛ (ܦܪܘܩܐ) ܓ ܓܨܕܗܛ (ܙܝܘܢܐ) ܝ ܝܨܫܛ (ܨܝܪܐ) ܒ ܒܗܗܛ (ܚܢܢܐ) ܬ ܬܘܨܪܛ (ܩܕܝܫܐ) ܐ ܐܚܛ (ܛܒܐ) ܫ ܫܪܕܨܛ (ܪܫܘܝܐ) ܨ ܨܢܕܚܛ (ܝܗܘܒܐ) ܪ ܪܚܕܬܛ (ܫܒܘܩܐ) ܦ ܟܛܢܛ (؟ܦܛܗܛ] ܩ ܩܚ . . . (ܬܒ . . . ) (ܦܐܗܐ ؟ܟܐܢܐ)

11th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue , abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCCCXXXI 1:347-349